Reliance Digital has brought back their “Digital India Sale” to their stores and online portal, lasting from 6th to 11th August. Offers will be available across a range of categories including televisions, home appliances, mobile phones, laptops and accessories.
OnePlus’s newest budget phone, the OnePlus Nord, was released last month, and they have just announced a new OxygenOS OTA update, taking the version number to 10.5.4. It contains minor improvements to the System and Camera, along with fixes to issues like the background music pausing when launching front camera.
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Known for its premium smartphones OnePlus made a name for itself in the audio world with Bullets headphones series (wired and wireless). To catch up with the trend, OnePlus launched its first TWS — OnePlus Buds in India at Rs. 4,990, alongside OnePlus Nord, a thousand bucks lesser than Vivo Neo TWS. The OnePlus Buds are the perfect companion accessory to the recently launched OnePlus Nord and other company’s devices starting from OnePlus 6.
Well, you might ask what about the other devices? We will answer your question but not right here. Stick on to our review to know about it. The OnePlus Buds has an uncanny resemblance with Apple’s Airpod be it the concept or their strategy to create an ecosystem. So, do the first-gen buds live up to the hype? Do these buds have anything to offer for those who don’t have an OnePlus phone? Find it out! Continue reading “OnePlus Buds Review”
Samsung has announced the launch of a new private mode feature for Galaxy A51 and Galaxy A71 users, called AltZLife, that will let users quickly switch between normal mode and private mode (via Secure Folder) on their smartphone. AltZLife is a solution created by Samsung’s “Make for India” initiative, and it contains two features — Quick Switch and Content Suggestions.
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ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) has launched Strix G15/G17 (G512/G712) and Strix Scar 15/17 (G532/G732) gaming laptops with 10th Gen Intel Core i7 H-Series processors in India. These feature custom intelligent cooling solutions, thoughtfully-designed backlit chiclet keyboard, Triple SSD storage solution, Faster RAM, Wi-Fi 6 and NanoEdge display. Continue reading “ASUS ROG Strix G15/G17 (G512/G712) and Strix Scar 15/17 (G532/G732) launched in India starting at Rs. 79990”
HTC recently launched the U20 5G smartphone after it launched the Wildfire R70 earlier this year. While the company is set to announce the Wildfire E2 smartphone sometime soon, a retailer has already jumped the gun and listed the smartphone with complete specifications. Continue reading “HTC Wildfire E2 with 6.2-inch HD+ display, dual rear cameras, Android 10 listed ahead of announcement”
One of the most sought after features of WhatsApp is the ability to sign in to a single user account across multiple devices simultaneously. This feature has been present for years in other messaging services like Telegram. Reports indicate that WhatsApp is working and testing the feature, which will let users sign in to 4 devices at the same time.
It has been more than a year since the U.S. government imposed sanctions on various services offered by HUAWEI and now, they may be running into real trouble as current U.S. sanctions will block HUAWEI from working with TSMC to produce their high performance HiSilicon Kirin chips. This will affect HUAWEI in the smartphone segment in both global and Chinese markets.
Paytm India has launched a new Android based POS system that can be used for contactless ordering & payments. The touchscreen enabled device is styled like a mobile phone with QR scanning and 4G capabilities, and it comes with many integrated services like Paytm’s “Scan to Order” and the “Paytm for Business” app.
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Airtel today announced that it is the first mobile operator to launch ‘Ultra-Fast 4G’ services in Andaman and Nicobar, after launching 4G services in the island back in January last year. Department of Telecommunications today launched new 2300 kilometer undersea optic fiber link between Chennai and Andaman and Nicobar. Continue reading “Airtel enhances 4G services in Andaman and Nicobar Islands with the launch of 2300km undersea optical fibre cable project”
Xiaomi introduced the Mi Note 10 Lite smartphone with the codenamed ‘toco’ in Europe back in April. Now the smartphone is rumoured to be introduced in India as Mi 10i since the phone has surfaced with the code name ‘tocoin’ and reveals a similar 64MP quad camera arrangement. Continue reading “Xiaomi could launch Mi 10i with 6.47-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 730G 5260mAh battery in India soon”
In Q2 2020, the Indian smartphone market shipped 18.2 million units, recording a decline of 50.6% YoY, according to a report by IDC. The decline was primarily caused by the COVID-19 and the top 5 smartphone sellers for the quarter were Xiaomi, Samsung, Vivo, realme and OPPO.
There have been instances of developers complaining about Apple’s restrictive policies for its App Store, and now, Microsoft has announced that its game streaming service, xCloud, will not be coming to the iOS or iPadOS platform after the beta Testflight period ends.
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Netflix has launched user interface in Hindi for members who prefer Hindi to easily discover, access and enjoy their favourite Indian and international films and series. The complete Netflix experience in Hindi, from sign up to search rows, collections and payment, is available across all devices on mobile, TV and web. Continue reading “Netflix gets Hindi user interface across mobile, TV and web”
Google introduced Pixel 4a earlier this week and also confirmed that Pixel 5 with 5G support will release later this year. Now the company has confirmed the discontinuation of the Pixel 4 series — Pixel 4 and 4 XL in less than a year of launch. Right now, both the smartphones are not available for sale in the official Google Store in the US. From now on, it will be available only through 3rd party retailers as remaining units sell-through. Continue reading “Google discontinues Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL ahead of Pixel 5 launch”
